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Don't Just Throw it Away!- 5 Tips to Help You Recycle Your Makeup

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

OK really, who can’t go an hour without makeu? Only heaven knows how much we spend just to look lovely and beautiful. But deep
beneath that glamorous-looking face, polished to perfection alongside a
matching lipstick and well-manicured nails are an insane amount of half-used
mascara, nail polish, and clumpy lipstick. No, the problem isn’t that they are
perhaps half-used or not used at all! Nothing can be sucky and eyesore than an endless flow
of new bottles and containers atop your makeup drawer. But before you toss them
in that wastebasket – and instantly feel guilty – think about how much you can
save by being eco-friendly. You can recycle your cosmetics, but I’d suggest you
empty every handbag, suitcase, purse, and drawer so that no compact makeup is
left behind.

Now,
here are the five top tips on how you can recycle your cosmetics at home.

·#1: Embrace the MAC Program

M.A.C has an excellent recycling program that can
possibly make you guilty about repurchasing makeup pots. For every six M.A.C
packaging containers, you will be rewarded with one M.A.C lipstick of your
preference, free of charge. It is as great as it sounds!

·#2:
Give the Container a befitting use

Don’t toss that shampoo bottle away just yet there are many uses as well as some for those perfume
bottles that are made to look fancy and admirable and can be an excellent piece for
your home décor. You have unlimited applications, including being a unique
flower vase, an incredible piece for storing scented sticks, jewelry or
medications.

·#3:
Be an Artist or a painter and start with the remains of your favorite
cosmetics.

If you’ve always had a soft spot about painting during
your free time, then you already have the right starter pack at home. Just
start by reusing that crumply eyeshadow you don’t wear anymore. Use the many
DIY resources available on the web and be adventurous.

·#4:
Hunt for a recycling program near you

Apart from M.A.C, Lip-Ink Recycle Program also accepts four
empty regular-sized Lip Ink vials and you will receive for free any Lip Ink Liquid Lip Color. The Return to Origins Recycle Program takes cosmetic tubes, bottles, and
containers, which might help those who are tired of disposing of. Don’t forget
to check out Beauty Brigade through Terracycle also.

·#5: Create a tinted moisturizer at home.

It often becomes dull and tedious to apply
foundations. A tinted moisturizer can, however, come to your rescue. You can
just transform that pressed powder into DIY tinted moisturizer by taking that
old pressed powder, gently crushing them to pieces and then slowly creating a moisturizer
of your desired consistency. Once again, there are many ideas on the web to guide you every step
of the way!

So go gather all your purses and get the old makeup out and look through all your bathroom bags and containers and begin to recycle those products. You will feel great about doing it.